Reproflex3 appoints India business head

Reproflex3 has appointed Aditya Pangikal as business head of R3 India, the company's operation supporting the packaging industry across India and Southeast Asia.

Pangikal brings over 30 years of pre-press and print experience, having held senior leadership roles with multinationals serving brands including Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Unilever, Mondelēz and Ferrero Rocher. He previously served as operations director, building an offshore production center managing over 700 staff, and later as managing director for a brand development agency in Mauritius.

'This is an exciting opportunity to bring together people, processes and technology in a very dynamic and competitive market,' remarked Pangikal. 'Reproflex3 is bringing something genuinely new to the Indian flexo sector, and I want to build on that momentum.'

In his role, Pangikal will lead the expansion of pre-press and flexo platemaking services across labels, flexible packaging and corrugated sectors. He will focus on developing local capabilities and supporting workflow and technology transfer throughout the region.

'The Indian flexographic printing market is evolving fast with investment in CI flexo presses growing year-on-year, just as we expected,' noted Andrew Hewitson, CEO of Reproflex3. 'Having the right mix of western and Indian culture inside R3 India is critical for the transfer of our advanced prepress technologies.'

R3 India is a sister organization to R3 Middle East and Africa within the Reproflex3 Group.